Hardest stages
The hardest stages in Tour de France are sorted by the number of vertical meters and profileScore.
Most vertical meters
| Pos. | # | Vertical meters | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Stage 18 | Méribel - La Roche-sur-Foron | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 13 | Châtel-Guyon - Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) | |
| 3 | 5 | Stage 17 | Grenoble - Méribel - Col de la Loze | |
| 4 | 4 | Stage 2 | Nice - Nice | |
| 5 | 5 | Stage 16 | La Tour-du-Pin - Villard-de-Lans | |
| 6 | 4 | Stage 8 | Cazères - Loudenvielle | |
| 7 | 5 | Stage 15 | Lyon - Grand Colombier | |
| 8 | 4 | Stage 9 | Pau - Laruns | |
| 9 | 3 | Stage 12 | Chauvigny - Sarran | |
| 10 | 5 | Stage 4 | Sisteron - Orcières-Merlette | |
| 11 | 5 | Stage 6 | Le Teil - Mont Aigoual | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 3 | Nice - Sisteron | |
| 13 | 4 | Stage 14 | Clermont-Ferrand - Lyon | |
| 14 | 2 | Stage 19 | Bourg-en-Bresse - Champagnole | |
| 15 | 2 | Stage 7 | Millau - Lavaur | |
| 16 | 2 | Stage 1 | Nice - Nice | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 5 | Gap - Privas | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 11 | Châtelaillon-Plage - Poitiers | |
| 19 | 5 | Stage 20 (ITT) | Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 21 | Mantes-la-Jolie - Paris | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 10 | île d'Oléron (Le Château-d'Oléron) - Île de Ré (Saint-Martin-de-Ré) |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stage 17 | Grenoble - Méribel - Col de la Loze | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 15 | Lyon - Grand Colombier | |
| 3 | 4 | Stage 18 | Méribel - La Roche-sur-Foron | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 13 | Châtel-Guyon - Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) | |
| 5 | 4 | Stage 8 | Cazères - Loudenvielle | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 16 | La Tour-du-Pin - Villard-de-Lans | |
| 7 | 4 | Stage 9 | Pau - Laruns | |
| 8 | 5 | Stage 6 | Le Teil - Mont Aigoual | |
| 9 | 5 | Stage 4 | Sisteron - Orcières-Merlette | |
| 10 | 4 | Stage 2 | Nice - Nice | |
| 11 | 3 | Stage 12 | Chauvigny - Sarran | |
| 12 | 5 | Stage 20 (ITT) | Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles | |
| 13 | 2 | Stage 3 | Nice - Sisteron | |
| 14 | 2 | Stage 19 | Bourg-en-Bresse - Champagnole | |
| 15 | 4 | Stage 14 | Clermont-Ferrand - Lyon | |
| 16 | 2 | Stage 7 | Millau - Lavaur | |
| 17 | 2 | Stage 1 | Nice - Nice | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 5 | Gap - Privas | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 11 | Châtelaillon-Plage - Poitiers | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 21 | Mantes-la-Jolie - Paris | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 10 | île d'Oléron (Le Château-d'Oléron) - Île de Ré (Saint-Martin-de-Ré) |